Billy Boyle is a young police detective from Boston. When it seems clear that he will have to serve in WWII, his family decides to do whatever possible to keep him from being in harm's way. They contact his distant, Uncle Ike, and Billy is assigned to the General's staff. He expects to find himself in an office position doing paperwork. Instead, he is to be a detective for the General. He soon finds himself searching for the killer in a castle at a summit. With the help of two new friends, Billy tests his own abilities as a detective. Racing all over England and getting into plenty of scrapes, Billy begins to learn what the war is really all about.
This is the first in the series by Bern and it was lots of fun! Billy is a wisecracking American and his new friends, Kaz and Daphne, make great companions. Billy got to the rank of detective with help from his family and he's not too confident that he really knows how to conduct an investigation, plus all of the rules that he knew at home have changed. The book is an great look at WWII from the perspective of more than just Americans. Sure, some of Billy's success is purely luck, but overall, this book was very enjoyable.
Rating - 4.5 stars
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